BIRTHDAY · 17 DEC 1997 The sky on
The sky on
your birthday.
Hubble sees supersonic exhaust from nebula
ESA / HUBBLE
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CC BY 4.0 Bruce Balick (University of Washington), Vincent Icke (Leiden University, The Netherlands), Garrelt Mellema (Stockholm University), and NASA/ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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RARE · HOLO 
1997-12-17 · ♐
SKYBORN
Hubble sees supersonic exhaust from nebula
ESA / HUBBLE
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Released on 17 December 2002 Athabasca Vallis Streamlined Islands See it as a poster
ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS
In tropical astrology, 17 DEC 1997 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 DEC 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 DEC 1997
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 92% lit
POSITION
Day 351 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Geminid shower, peaked 3 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS